JUDGMENT

Civil Appeal No. 3811 of 1990 Adjourned to September 1, 1993.

Criminal Appeal No. 127 of 1987

2. It is stated by Sri Sumant Bhardwaj, learned counsel for the respondent that the respondent, Dilip Kumar Dey has since been acquitted by the trial court. The statement is recorded. In view of this statement, this appeal must be deemed to have become infructuous and is dismissed as such.

Criminal Appeal 146 of 1987

3. No one appears for the State of Bihar, the appellant. This appeal is preferred againstthe judgment of the Division Bench of the Patna High Court in Cr1. WJC 164/86. The respondent had approached the High Court by way of a writ petition complaining that his right to speedy trial was infringed by the inordinate delay in proceeding with the criminal prosecution launched against him. The writ petition was allowed by the Patna High Court and the proceedings quashed.

4. A few relevant facts may be stated. The respondent was the Director of Mines, Government of Bihar. A raid was conducted on his premises and certain amount of cash and Jewellary recovered. On March 27, 1978, a preliminary charge-sheet was filed under S. 5 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The substance of the